2 Samuel 3:27
3:27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate as if to speak privately with him. Joab then stabbed him
in the abdomen and killed him, avenging the shed blood of his brother Asahel.
2 Samuel 3:39
3:39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear!
May the
Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!”
Genesis 9:5-6
9:5 For your lifeblood
I will surely exact punishment,
from
every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person
I will exact punishment for the life of the individual
since the man was his relative.
9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by other humans
must his blood be shed;
for in God’s image
God has made humankind.”
Exodus 21:12
Personal Injuries
21:12 “Whoever strikes someone so that he dies must surely be put to death.
Numbers 35:31-34
35:31 Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.
35:32 And you must not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a town of refuge, to allow him to return home and live on his own land before the death of the high priest.
35:33 “You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it.
35:34 Therefore do not defile the land that you will inhabit, in which I live, for I the Lord live among the Israelites.”
Psalms 9:12
9:12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed;
he did not overlook their cry for help